Twelve people have died and up to 61 have been infected with the new coronavirus, Iran's Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi has said during a news conference on state TV, rebutting claims from a member of parliament that 50 people had died in the country from the virus. "We will

US President Donald Trump has addressed a massive public rally with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his first official visit to the country. "Namaste," he began to a thunderous round of applause, before going on to refer to several Indian icons, from history to cricket to

Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announced his resignation on Monday, according to reports, paving the way for a possible formation of a new government. Two sources with direct knowledge of the matter confirmed the report to Reuters, corroborating an earlier news article

China had 150 new confirmed coronavirus deaths on Sunday, the National Health Commission announced on Monday, pushing the death toll nationwide to 2,592. This developed as South Korea reported 161 more cases on Monday, bringing its total number of infections to 763. Officials also

Bernie Sanders has cemented his status as the Democratic front-runner to take on Donald Trump in November's US presidential election. He has a decisive lead over his rivals in the Nevada caucus, with results from half the precincts counted. But there is a long way to go until a

Attempts are being made to clear a key road in northeast Delhi's Jaffrabad, blocked by nearly 1,500 women protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA, Delhi Police said this morning.  The women protesters are also supporting Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad's

A sixth death from the coronavirus has been reported in Iran as authorities in more than a dozen affected provinces ordered the closure of schools, universities and cultural centres in a bid to contain the outbreak. Ali Aghazadeh, governor of the Markazi province, said late on Saturday

The new coronavirus originated in the Chinese province of Hubei last year, but has spread to 26 countries, where more than 1,400 cases and 11 deaths have been confirmed. Chinese health authorities reported a decrease in the rate of deaths and new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday.

Italy has introduced "extraordinary measures" to tackle the spread of the biggest outbreak of the new coronavirus in Europe. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced the emergency plan late on Saturday as the number of cases rose to 79. The measures were imposed after two Italian

Some A$452,000 ($300,000; £230,000) has been raised as part of a campaign to send a nine-year-old Australian boy to Disneyland after a video of his deep distress over being bullied went viral. Yarraka Bayles posted the clip of her son, Quaden, crying after he was targeted at school

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has condemned Russia for its reported attempts to help his campaign, telling it to "stay out of American elections". Mr Sanders said on Friday that US officials had told him last month about Russian efforts to aid his campaign. Speaking

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern at the number of coronavirus cases with no clear link to China or other confirmed cases. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's comments follow Iran's announcement of two more deaths, bringing the total there to

Germany will deploy extra police to protect mosques, railway stations, airports and other sensitive sites because of a "very high" far-right threat following the Hanau killings, the interior minister says. Horst Seehofer said he had agreed the measures with regional leaders, to prevent

Dozens of protesters in a Ukrainian town have attacked buses carrying evacuees from coronavirus-hit China. The evacuees were being brought to the hospital in Novi Sanzhary, in the central Poltava region, where they will be held in quarantine for 14 days. President Volodymyr Zelensky

South Korea has stepped up measures to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, as confirmed infections rose sharply for a second day. Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun described the development as an "emergency" situation. The two southern cities of Daegu and Cheongdo have been

A suspected far-right extremist carried out the attacks on two shisha bars in western Germany, killing at least nine people, officials say. Federal prosecutors are treating the case in the city of Hanau as terrorism, with authorities saying indications point to an anti-foreigner

Over 19 people were killed and a few are feared trapped in debris after the bus in which they were travelling in was hit by a container that had come off a truck coming from the opposite side on a highway in Tamil Nadu's Tirupur, the police said.  Twenty-three were injured. They

China has ordered the expulsion of three Wall Street Journal reporters as criticism mounts over the country's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, which has so far killed more than 2,000 people and infected close to 75,000 others. The order, which escalates Beijing's fraught

In China, authorities have reported a sharp drop in new coronavirus infections. There were 394 new confirmed cases and 114 deaths reported on Wednesday, down from 1,749 new cases on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said. Overall, there have now been 2,118 deaths and more than

Nine people were killed in two shootings at shisha bars in the western German city of Hanau. Several other people were also injured after a gunman opened fire at 22:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on Wednesday, police said. The suspect was later found dead at his home, along with the body